2018 IIHF World Juniors Team Canada December 30 Roundup – Buffalo, N.Y.

Team Canada wrapped up preliminary round play at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship December 30 with a 8-0 win over Denmark.

The win secured Canada first-place in the Group A standings heading into the quarter-finals.

• Brett Howden (Oakbank, Man./Moose Jaw, WHL) led the way with a pair of goals, while Drake Batherson (New Minas, N.S./Cape Breton, QMJHL), Alex Formenton (King City, Ont./London, OHL), Cale Makar(Calgary/University of Massachusetts, HE), Michael McLeod (Mississauga, Ont./Mississauga, OHL), Sam Steel (Sherwood Park, Alta./Regina, WHL) and Robert Thomas (Aurora, Ont./London, OHL) rounded out the scoring.
• Cal Foote (Kelowna, B.C./Kelowna, WHL) added three assists in the game.
• It was back-to-back starts for Carter Hart (Sherwood Park, Alta./Everett, WHL) who made 18 saves for the shutout, and his second win in three tournament starts.
• Canada outshot Denmark 44-18 in the game.

Full schedule can be found here.

Next Game:

Canada will await who its next opponent will be after Sunday’s final preliminary round games, before the puck drops on quarter-final action Tuesday, Jan. 2.